CHARACTER NAME: Reuben Winston Crouch
BECAUSE… OK, so Ben was actually a trade. Hawke wanted Una Walsh's 'Almost Lover' guy and I wanted... I think Lupus Jameshill's mom? Anyway Hawke said it wasn't a romance plot but I think she kind of wanted it to end up that way regardless, because when Una and Ben didn't coalesce into anything romantic after a few months she requested a different romance-y guy. Meanwhile, Ben made really questionable life choices, met the Princess, and by the time he'd gotten himself shipped off to Canada I was committed to his idiocy.
CREATION DATE: Feb 18th, 2017
BIRTH YEAR: 1859
PLANNED DEMISE: He swore an Unbreakable Vow not to impersonate Ministry officials anymore so he'll probably try to do an entertaining satirical Aldous impersonation at a party and kill himself on accident.
HOGWARTS HOUSE: Gryffindor
BOGGART: Himself, old and crippled like Aldous. Or maybe worse than Aldous.
AMORTENTIA: Maple sap, which reminds him of America; cardamom, like his mother's perfume; worn leather, which reminds him of flying.
PATRONUS: He's only done a wisp but probably a lion.
RESIDENCE: Swallowbury, Irvingly
ASOIF/GOT HOUSE: Baratheon? IDK. Like a Robert Baratheon and not a Renly Baratheon(are those even their names ugh idk) OKAY I WENT AND CHECKED and those are names but I actually meant he's not like Stannis Baratheon. IDEK anything about Renly, I am amazed I remembered his name and have no recollection of his personality.
DIVERGENT FACTION: He'd choose Dauntless but he'd be a better fit for Abnegation. But he's selfless in emotional ways, not material ways, so he'd never opt into the ugly grey clothes they wear. xD Do they get to choose? I don't remember the book that well >>
CLOSEST RELATION: He'd say November Malfoy for sentimental reasons but practically it's Aldous Crouch
BEST FRIEND: Arthur Pettigrew
NEMESIS: uh well he's not terribly well liked by Melody's fiance or the Scrimgeour fam but I don't think he'd elevate anyone to 'nemesis' status.
MOST OFTEN POSTED WITH: Probs Melody Crouch
I DREAM OF POSTING WITH… Hmmm not sure. Ben tends to thread with everyone so I've covered a lot of the most interesting dynamics xD
IN THE MODERN AGE… Working some corporate job that he got because of nepotism and doing drugs in the club and living that NYC playboy lifestyle.
DURING THE WAR… Like an Order of the Phoenix background member who is generally considered flaky and unreliable but actually comes through in a pinch before the big battle.
THOUGHTS ON MUGGLES: Fun to be around and good for anything you need the rest of magical society to not find out about. He has a few Muggle pubs he has frequented, for instance, when he doesn't want to be seen meeting with someone.
THOUGHTS ON BLOOD PURITY: Meh, not much of a priority for him, though he understands it is/might be for his family.
THOUGHTS ON ARRANGED MARRIAGES: Sucks for everyone but particularly for the women involved. No one should do them ever.
THOUGHTS ON CLASS DISTINCTION: Outdated.
PROGRESS SO FAR:
- Made out with a Connolly at a party under influence of some amortentia-ish party food. Subsequently got her in trouble with her finishing school, whoops.
- Reconnected with old friend/flirtation Una Walsh and she was weird about it.
- Repaired things with Una slowly but surely and they were friendly.
- Accidentally got Ellory Pendergast portkeyed to Mexico
- Had a run-in with the Minister of Magic when he was trying to get a portkey to follow her, which made that interaction a little more high profile than he would have liked.
- Saved Ellory from inferi and returned her to her mother who was pretty sure she'd been maliciously kidnapped. Olivia Pendergast was not as grateful as she might have been.
- Had a FWB thing with Angie Swan.
- Kidnapped his brother Roman and took him to Turkey 'accidentally.' Which, since he missed the Jubilee Ball, was also more high profile than it ought to have been.
- Lost his portkey privileges D:
- Got arrested with Art after starting a fight in the Casino, but they didn't give their real names and it was just Muggle jail so no big.
- Met Melody and started hardcore flirting with her
- Got in trouble with her family who made some threats which caused Aldous to ship him off to Canada for his own protection.
- Lost his cursebreaker job as a result of the portkey thing and the Canada thing.
- Had some sled-based shenanigans in Canada with Art Pettigrew
- Returned to England in time to not vote for his brother for Minister because he was angry at him at the time.
- Got involved with Bella Scrimgeour which lead to her being attacked by her father and disappearing into the night
- Convinced Bella was probably dead and her father had def killed her, Ben polyjuiced himself into Aldous and went to steal Argus Scrimgeour's old auror records to prove he was insane and corrupt or whatever.
- Got caught and held in a Ministry holding cell and later interrogated by Aldous
- Had to take an Unbreakable Vow never to impersonate a Ministry official again which he def should have taken more seriously than he did
- Gets hired as a promoter for Jewell Distillery.
- Reconnected with Melody, which didn't go very well at first...
- ... but they eventually got all smoochy and she told him her folks were going to arrange her marriage and was all 'help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope.'
- So he procured an illegal potion for her that would hopefully make her arranged marriage more bearable
- Then slept with her in a closet at a Valentine's Day party
- Got drugged with his own potion and forced to elope which he was super not interested in.
- Went to Paris and eventually patched things up with Melody sort of, but then she tried to abort their baby without telling him first and he went on a 'I hate everything' bender and wrote a lot of angsty letters to Art
- Eventually came back and they decided to go through with the abortion together
- Came back to Irvingly and is now pretending to be all happy-go-lucky in love.
IMMEDIATE GOALS: Get through the first year of his marriage without the circumstances of the elopement coming to light.
LONG-TERM GOALS: Reach some sort of contented stasis with Melody, though it seems like a pipe dream sometimes.
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BECAUSE… OK, so Ben was actually a trade. Hawke wanted Una Walsh's 'Almost Lover' guy and I wanted... I think Lupus Jameshill's mom? Anyway Hawke said it wasn't a romance plot but I think she kind of wanted it to end up that way regardless, because when Una and Ben didn't coalesce into anything romantic after a few months she requested a different romance-y guy. Meanwhile, Ben made really questionable life choices, met the Princess, and by the time he'd gotten himself shipped off to Canada I was committed to his idiocy.
CREATION DATE: Feb 18th, 2017
BIRTH YEAR: 1859
PLANNED DEMISE: He swore an Unbreakable Vow not to impersonate Ministry officials anymore so he'll probably try to do an entertaining satirical Aldous impersonation at a party and kill himself on accident.
HOGWARTS HOUSE: Gryffindor
BOGGART: Himself, old and crippled like Aldous. Or maybe worse than Aldous.
AMORTENTIA: Maple sap, which reminds him of America; cardamom, like his mother's perfume; worn leather, which reminds him of flying.
PATRONUS: He's only done a wisp but probably a lion.
RESIDENCE: Swallowbury, Irvingly
ASOIF/GOT HOUSE: Baratheon? IDK. Like a Robert Baratheon and not a Renly Baratheon
DIVERGENT FACTION: He'd choose Dauntless but he'd be a better fit for Abnegation. But he's selfless in emotional ways, not material ways, so he'd never opt into the ugly grey clothes they wear. xD Do they get to choose? I don't remember the book that well >>
CLOSEST RELATION: He'd say November Malfoy for sentimental reasons but practically it's Aldous Crouch
BEST FRIEND: Arthur Pettigrew
NEMESIS: uh well he's not terribly well liked by Melody's fiance or the Scrimgeour fam but I don't think he'd elevate anyone to 'nemesis' status.
MOST OFTEN POSTED WITH: Probs Melody Crouch
I DREAM OF POSTING WITH… Hmmm not sure. Ben tends to thread with everyone so I've covered a lot of the most interesting dynamics xD
IN THE MODERN AGE… Working some corporate job that he got because of nepotism and doing drugs in the club and living that NYC playboy lifestyle.
DURING THE WAR… Like an Order of the Phoenix background member who is generally considered flaky and unreliable but actually comes through in a pinch before the big battle.
THOUGHTS ON MUGGLES: Fun to be around and good for anything you need the rest of magical society to not find out about. He has a few Muggle pubs he has frequented, for instance, when he doesn't want to be seen meeting with someone.
THOUGHTS ON BLOOD PURITY: Meh, not much of a priority for him, though he understands it is/might be for his family.
THOUGHTS ON ARRANGED MARRIAGES: Sucks for everyone but particularly for the women involved. No one should do them ever.
THOUGHTS ON CLASS DISTINCTION: Outdated.
PROGRESS SO FAR:
- Made out with a Connolly at a party under influence of some amortentia-ish party food. Subsequently got her in trouble with her finishing school, whoops.
- Reconnected with old friend/flirtation Una Walsh and she was weird about it.
- Repaired things with Una slowly but surely and they were friendly.
- Accidentally got Ellory Pendergast portkeyed to Mexico
- Had a run-in with the Minister of Magic when he was trying to get a portkey to follow her, which made that interaction a little more high profile than he would have liked.
- Saved Ellory from inferi and returned her to her mother who was pretty sure she'd been maliciously kidnapped. Olivia Pendergast was not as grateful as she might have been.
- Had a FWB thing with Angie Swan.
- Kidnapped his brother Roman and took him to Turkey 'accidentally.' Which, since he missed the Jubilee Ball, was also more high profile than it ought to have been.
- Lost his portkey privileges D:
- Got arrested with Art after starting a fight in the Casino, but they didn't give their real names and it was just Muggle jail so no big.
- Met Melody and started hardcore flirting with her
- Got in trouble with her family who made some threats which caused Aldous to ship him off to Canada for his own protection.
- Lost his cursebreaker job as a result of the portkey thing and the Canada thing.
- Had some sled-based shenanigans in Canada with Art Pettigrew
- Returned to England in time to not vote for his brother for Minister because he was angry at him at the time.
- Got involved with Bella Scrimgeour which lead to her being attacked by her father and disappearing into the night
- Convinced Bella was probably dead and her father had def killed her, Ben polyjuiced himself into Aldous and went to steal Argus Scrimgeour's old auror records to prove he was insane and corrupt or whatever.
- Got caught and held in a Ministry holding cell and later interrogated by Aldous
- Had to take an Unbreakable Vow never to impersonate a Ministry official again which he def should have taken more seriously than he did
- Gets hired as a promoter for Jewell Distillery.
- Reconnected with Melody, which didn't go very well at first...
- ... but they eventually got all smoochy and she told him her folks were going to arrange her marriage and was all 'help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope.'
- So he procured an illegal potion for her that would hopefully make her arranged marriage more bearable
- Then slept with her in a closet at a Valentine's Day party
- Got drugged with his own potion and forced to elope which he was super not interested in.
- Went to Paris and eventually patched things up with Melody sort of, but then she tried to abort their baby without telling him first and he went on a 'I hate everything' bender and wrote a lot of angsty letters to Art
- Eventually came back and they decided to go through with the abortion together
- Came back to Irvingly and is now pretending to be all happy-go-lucky in love.
IMMEDIATE GOALS: Get through the first year of his marriage without the circumstances of the elopement coming to light.
LONG-TERM GOALS: Reach some sort of contented stasis with Melody, though it seems like a pipe dream sometimes.
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